| Election Name: | 2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election |
| Country: | North Dakota |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2004 North Dakota gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Next Election: | 2012 North Dakota gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Election Date: | November 4, 2008 |
| Nominee1: | John Hoeven |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Running Mate1: | Jack Dalrymple |
| Popular Vote1: | 235,009 |
| Percentage1: | 74.4% |
| Nominee2: | Tim Mathern |
| Party2: | North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party |
| Running Mate2: | Merle Boucher |
| Popular Vote2: | 74,279 |
| Percentage2: | 23.5% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John Hoeven |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John Hoeven |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 2008 North Dakota gubernatorial election took place on 4 November 2008 for the post of Governor of North Dakota. Incumbent Republican Governor John Hoeven was easily reelected again, defeating Democratic-NPL challenger Tim Mathern. The primaries took place on June 10, 2008.[1] John Hoeven outperformed John McCain, the Republican presidential nominee, by about 21%. McCain defeated Democratic nominee Barack Obama 53%-45% in the concurrent presidential election.
Jack Dalrymple, Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[2] | October 16, 2008 | ||
| Rothenberg Political Report[3] | November 2, 2008 | ||
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | November 3, 2008 | ||
| Real Clear Politics[5] | November 4, 2008 |
| width=200px | Source | width=150px | Date | width=150px | John Hoeven (R) | width=150px | Tim Mathern (D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rasmussen Reports[6] | September 8, 2008 | align=center | 68% | 28% | |||
| Rasmussen Reports | July 8, 2008 | align=center | 67% | 27% |